MMP Volunteers. All MMP volunteers, 1994 through 1999, and the years that they surveyed. Thank you for participating!

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1 MMP Volunteers All MMP volunteers, 1994 through 1999, and the years that they surveyed. Thank you for participating! State/Province Name Years Participating State/Province Name Years Participating 40

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5 References Austen M.J.W., Cadman, M.D., and R.D. James Ontario Birds at Risk: Status and Conservation Needs. Federation of Ontario Naturalists and Long Point Bird Observatory. 165 pp. Conway, C.J Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola). In The Birds of North America. No. 173 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists Union, Washington, D.C. Couturier, A Conservation Rankings for Birds of the Grand River Basin: A Tool for Conservation and Management. Unpublished Bird Studies Canada report, 20 pp (plus appendices). Dahl, T.E Wetland Losses in the United States 1780s to 1980s. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington D.C. 21 pp. Demayo, A., and E. Watt Glossary of Water Terms: English French. Published with the assistance of Environment Canada and Canadian Water Resources Association. Diagle, C Distribution and Abundance of the Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata, in Quebec. In Amphibians in Decline: Canadian Studies of a Global Problem (D. M. Green, ed.). The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Saint Louis, Missouri. Environment Canada, and United States Environmental Protection Agency State of the Great Lakes: 1997 The Year of the Nearshore. Gibbs J.P., Reid, F.A. and S.M. Melvin Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis). In The Birds of North America, No. 17 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists Union, Washington, D.C. Government of Canada and United States Environmental Protection Agency The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book. Third Edition. Green, D.M. (ed.) Amphibians in Decline: Canadian Studies of a Global Problem. The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Saint Louis, Missouri. Green, D.M Fowler s Toads (Bufo woodhousei fowleri) at Long Point, Ontario: Changing Abundance and Implications for Conservation. In: Declines in Canadian amphibian populations: designing a national monitoring strategy. Occasional Paper 76. (Bishop, C.A. and K.E. Petit eds.). Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 120 pp. Heyer, W.R., Donnelly, M.A., McDiarmid, R.W., Hayek, L.C., and M.S. Foster Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C. 364 pp. Melvin S.M. and J.P. Gibbs Sora (Porzana carolina). In: The Birds of North America, No. 250 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists Union, Washington, D.C. Mitsch, W.J. and J.G. Gosselink Wetlands. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. Oldham, M.J Declines in Blanchard s Cricket Frog in Ontario. In: Declines in Canadian Amphibian Populations: Designing a National Monitoring Strategy. Occasional Paper 76. (Bishop, C.A. and K.E. Petit eds.). Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 120 pp. Petrie, S Waterfowl and Wetlands of Long Point Bay and Old Norfolk County: Present Conditions and Future Options for Conservation. Report for the Norfolk Land Stewardship Council. Sauer, J.R., Hines, J.E., Thomas, I., Fallon, J., and G. Gough The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis Version 98.1, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. Web Site: Snell, E.A Wetland Distribution and Conversion in Southern Ontario. Working Paper No. 48. Inland Waters and Lands Directorate. Environment Canada. Stebbins R.C., and N.W. Cohen A Natural History of Amphibians. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 316 pp. Tyning, T.F A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles. (Stokes, D.W. and L.Q. Stokes eds.) Little, Brown and Company, Toronto. U.S. EPA Principles for the Ecological Restoration of Aquatic Resources. EPA 841-F Office of Water (4501F), United States Environmental Protection Agency. Washington D.C. 4 pp. Weller, M.W Freshwater Marshes: Ecology and Wildlife Management. Second Edition. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 44

6 Internet Resources A sampling of web sites with information relevant to this report. Birds Bird Studies Canada ( Breeding Bird Survey ( Christmas Bird Count ( BIRDNET ( BirdSource, Cornell Lab of Ornithology (birdsource.cornell.edu/) Partners in Flight U.S. ( Partners in Flight Canada ( Conservation Priorities for the Birds of Southern Ontario (Couturier, 2000) ( Amphibians North American Amphibian Monitoring Network ( North American Amphibian Monitoring Program Regional Programs web site ( Frogwatch USA ( Ontario Frogwatch/Adopt-A-Pond through the Toronto Zoo (contact through National Frogwatch (eqb-dqe.cciw.ca/emanops/intro.html)) Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) ( Frogwatch Ontario (eqb-dqe.cciw.ca/emanops/frogwatch/ontario/intro.html) The Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force ( ) Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network (CARCNET) (eqb-dqe.cciw.ca/partners/carcnet/) Amphibian Road Call Counts and Backyard Surveys (see the Projects page of CWS s WILDSPACE web site; Other Bird Studies Canada ( Great Lakes Information Network ( Great Lakes United ( Society of Wetland Scientists ( Ducks Unlimited Canada ( Ducks Unlimited Canada Wetland Education Material for Teachers and Students ( Ducks Unlimited U.S. ( Wetland Habitat Fund ( United States Government U.S. EPA Office of Water ( U.S. EPA Office of Water River Corridor and Wetland Restoration ( National Wetlands Inventory Center (wetlands.fws.gov/) EPA Wetlands Information Hotline ( U.S , in Canada (703) or (703) U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office ( - SOLEC information ( Canadian Government Environment Canada Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan ( Environment Canada s Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (eqb-dqe.cciw.ca/eman/emanhome.html) Wetland Inventory for Research and Education Network ( Environment Canada Ontario Region Great Lakes web site ( Environment Canada Ontario Region ( SOLEC information ( Canadian Wildlife Service s WILDSPACE ( 45

7 Glossary bog wetlands with no significant inflows or outflows, receiving water primarily from the atmosphere (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). drainage basin the area tributary to or draining to a lake, stream, reservoir, or other body of water (Demayo & Watt, 1993). DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. DDT is now banned from use in North America, but residual amounts remain in the aquatic environment from the long history of its use and environmental persistence (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). ecoregion large landscape area defined by climate, physical characteristics, and the plants and animals that are able to live there (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). ecosystem a natural unit consisting of living and nonliving parts interacting with each other (Demayo & Watt, 1993). ecosystem function energy flow and material production cycling within an ecosystem (Demayo & Watt, 1993). emergent a plant that grows rooted in shallow water but the bulk of which emerges from the water and stands vertically. Usually applied to herbaceous rather than woody vegetation (Weller, 1987). endangered species any indigenous species of fauna or flora whose existence is threatened with extinction through all or a significant portion of its range, usually owing to the action of human beings (Demayo & Watt, 1993). environmental stress perturbations likely to cause observable changes in ecosystems (Demayo & Watt, 1993). eutrophication the process of over-fertilization of a body of water by nutrients producing more organic matter than the self-purification reactions can overcome (Demayo & Watt, 1993). exotic non-native plant and animal species (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). Often very successful as a species but may compete with native forms (Weller, 1987). fen a unique and localized sedge-moss wetland produced where slightly alkaline water emerges at the surface. Bogs have similar types of vegetation but tend to be acidic (Weller, 1987). fresh water continental waters, underground or surface (e.g. rivers, lakes). Also water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as in rivers and lakes (Demayo & Watt, 1993). habitat the place where an organism lives, including its biotic and abiotic components. Habitat includes everything an organism needs to survive (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). headwater upstream part of a river near its source (Demayo & Watt, 1993). huge wetland defined in the MMP protocol as wetlands greater than 50 hectares (125 acres). indigenous native to a region (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). large wetland defined in the MMP protocol as wetlands between 25 and 50 hectares ( acres). marsh wetland areas dominated by water-tolerant, soft-bodied emergent plants, usually found in a basin of shallow water or on saturated soils fed by underground water sources (Weller, 1987). medium wetland defined in the MMP protocol as wetlands between 5 and 25 hectares (12-60 acres). riparian pertaining to or situated on the banks of a lake or river (Demayo & Watt, 1993). small wetland defined in the MMP protocol as wetlands between 2.5 and 5 hectares (6 to 12 acres). swamp a flat, wet area usually or periodically covered by standing water and supporting a growth of trees, shrubs, and grasses; in contrast to a bog the organic soil is thin and readily permeated by roots and nutrients (Demayo & Watt, 1993). tiny wetland defined in the MMP protocol as wetlands between 1.5 and 2.5 hectares (3.5 to 6 acres). watershed land area that delivers runoff water, sediment, and dissolved substances to a major lake or river and its tributaries (EC and U.S. EPA, 1997). wetland land containing high quantities of soil moisture (i.e. where the water table is at or near the surface for most of the year) (Demayo & Watt, 1993). 46

8 List of Acronyms AOC Area of Concern AS Area Sensitivity BIA Biodiversity Investment Area BSC Bird Studies Canada CARCNET Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network COA Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada CWS Canadian Wildlife Service DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane EC Environment Canada EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act GIS Geographic Information System GLWCAP Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement IBA Important Birds Area IJC International Joint Commission JR Jurisdictional Responsibility MMP Marsh Monitoring Program NABCI North American Bird Conservation Initiative NWA National Wildlife Area PARC Partners in Amphibian Conservation PR Preservation Responsibility RAP Remedial Action Plan SARA Species At Risk Act SOLEC State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference King Rail: J. Shore 47

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10 The MMP offers everyone from amateur naturalists to professional biologists a unique and rewarding opportunity to help conserve Great Lakes amphibians and birds and their threatened wetland habitats. Consider joining a network of others who are concerned about wetlands and their inhabitants, and who generously contribute their time and talents to the conservation of these rich and valuable components of our natural heritage. For further information please contact: Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 Canada Toll free: FAX: (519) aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org Web site: Front Cover Photos Top right - MMP Volunteer: L. Maynard Centre - D. Tozer Bottom left - Marsh Wren: M. Bradstreet Bottom centre - MMP Volunteer: L. Burt Bottom right - Spring Peeper: M. Gartshore Inside Back Cover R. Weeber

11 Great Blue Heron: J. Mitchell